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A tiny compass is inlaid into a perspex window, behind which a recessed front compartment contains a series of miniature found objects including a hand holding a swinging pendulum and a pair of die. The themes of life as a journey and the chances we take are implied even before the box is opened. The book it contains opens to reveal a kind of pocket prayer book for the soul. The pages unfold in a complex, map-like structure and contain map imagery and a sequentially numbered text that helps us to navigate around the 'twists and turns of the human heart'. \r\n","physicalDescription":"Artist's book based on the allegorical idea of life as a journey. Three leaves fold out into the image of a map surrounding the book. Sewn with green thread into boards bound in blue woven silk, decorative stitching on spine. Textured gold-coloured end-papers. 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